Software Archive

Adobe has issued an emergency patch for its Flash media player that closes loopholes in the widely used software. In its security advisory, Adobe said one of the bugs was being actively exploited in a “limited number of targeted attacks”. In total, the patch closes 23 separate

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) has announced it will use a $10 million (£6 million) grant from Paypal founder Elon Musk to fund 37 research projects that will aim to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) is kept “beneficial”. A further $1.5 million will go towards building an

  Fears over AI overlords may be groundless, but the use of machine learning to mine personal information is a worrying development, artificial intelligence experts have warned. Questions over machine monitored surveillance have existed for decades, but a lack of sophisticated technology to apply machine learning theories

This video game image released by Square Enix shows a scene from “Hitman.” (Square Enix via AP) The creators of “Hitman” are pulling the trigger on an unorthodox way of releasing their espionage saga that could reshape how the interactive industry approaches video game launches. “Hitman” publisher

The Pirate Bay torrent-sharing website has been offline for more than 24 hours, sparking rumours about the site being shut down for good. The TPB moderators, however, confirmed to TorrentFreak that the website is undergoing some technical issues, which would be resolved soon. The Pirate Bay site

Opera has pulled the wraps off the latest addition to its browser: native ad blocking. This move makes Opera the first big-ticket web browser to introduce such a feature. “If there were no bloated ads, some top websites would load up to 90 percent faster,” said Krystian

Google provided developers with a “work in progress” build of Android’s “N release” in hopes of getting feedback critical to improving their devices Google on Wednesday let developers have an early look at the next version of Android in a move that could get the software into

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google is previewing the next version of its Android operating system two months ahead of schedule in an effort to get the upgraded …more Google is

A couple of years ago Mozilla tried its hands at the Mobile OS and had tied up with Intex for the same. However, the idea really could not take off and with that all the big (and bold plans) it had for its mobile OS went in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is finally launched in the Indian market at a starting price of Rs 9,999. The smartphone is stuffed with features and can easily take on any Android smartphone in the market, even those priced higher than it. The smartphone runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop